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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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